Announcements

Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:

• have a high temperature

• do not feel well enough to go to school or do their normal activities

They can go back to school when they feel better or do not have a high temperature.

If your child has mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat or mild cough, and they feel well enough, they can go to school.

Encourage your child to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough or sneeze, and to wash their hands after using or throwing away tissues.

Most children who are unwell will recover in a few days with rest and plenty of fluids.

Students who have a positive test result for COVID-19 should not attend school for at least 3 days after the day of the test.  

Adults who have had a positive test result for COVID-19 should not attend school for at least 5 days. 

Those who live with a household member who has tested positive should attend the setting as normal.

There is guidance for people with COVID-19 symptoms and other respiratory infections on GOV.UK.

There's more advice:

• for children aged 12 and over who are at highest risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 and are eligible for COVID-19 treatments

• about how to look after yourself at home if you have COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19